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BBC One

Flagship television channel of the BBC

Entitytelevision stationQ191472

Also known as BBC1 · BBC TV · BBC Television Service · BBC 1

Instance of: television station
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: November 2, 1936
Website: bbc.co.uk/bbcone

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BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events.

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Owned by: British Broadcasting Corporation
Significant event: high-definition television(since 2010)
color television(since 1969)
Licensed to broadcast to: United Kingdom
Operator: British Broadcasting Corporation
Parent: British Broadcasting Corporation
Language used: English
Theme music: Good Morning Good Morning composer: Lennon-McCartney · has characteristic: opening theme
Good Night composer: Lennon-McCartney · has characteristic: closing theme
Operating area: Isle of Man
Jersey
Guernsey
Headquarters: London
Social media followers: 1,452,105(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 871686942
1,449,490(March 2, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 871686942
1,438,658(February 9, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 871686942

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